Business

The House on Nov. 4 easily defeated an effort by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) to keep safety performance scores for motor carriers public while federal regulators review the program responsible for the scoring.

The House on Nov. 4 is scheduled to vote on several amendments having to do with the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization as part of the chamber’s consideration of a multiyear highway bill.

Kenco, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based logistics firm, said it is exploring the use of drones to manage its warehouse and yard operations.

U.S. rail intermodal traffic declined 1.4% in October compared with the same month the prior year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Worthington Industries said it has acquired Trilogy Engineered Solutions’ compressed natural gas fuel technology for heavy-duty trucks. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Radiant Logistics has acquired Copper Logistics of Minneapolis and will use the company’s location near the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport to expand its transportation and logistics operations in the upper Midwest.

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S is scaling back capacity and cutting jobs in the world’s largest shipping line to adapt to a drop in demand.

Internet giant Alphabet Inc., the new holding company for Google, expects to begin delivering packages to consumers via drones in 2017, the executive in charge of its drone effort said Nov. 2.

The U.S. trade gap shrank in September to a seven-month low, reflecting declining purchases of foreign fuel as the world’s largest economy continued its drive toward energy independence.